How common is the surname McDougal?

7,139 people in the United States had the surname McDougal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,248 Americans. It ranked 4,930th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McDougal?

Karen McDougal, American model and actress.

Where is the surname McDougal most common?

Wikidata records people named McDougal in the United States.

Is the surname McDougal getting more or less common?

More common. 7,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,139 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname McDougal

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 7,139 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McDougal is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McDougall.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,139 people named McDougal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,248 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,011.

#4,930

rank among US surnames

7,139

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,625)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,925	Spriggs	7,143	43,224
#4,926	Snook	7,141	43,236
#4,927	Peltier	7,140	43,242
#4,930	McDougal	7,139	43,248

Who is named McDougal

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

77% of people named McDougal identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McDougals

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Karen McDougal
American model and actress, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McDougal

McDougal has the Soundex code M232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M232.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McDougal come from?: Variant of McDougall.
How common is the surname McDougal?: 7,139 people in the United States had the surname McDougal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,248 Americans. It ranked 4,930th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDougal?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named McDougal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McDougal?: Karen McDougal, American model and actress.
Where is the surname McDougal most common?: Wikidata records people named McDougal in the United States.
Is the surname McDougal getting more or less common?: More common. 7,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,139 in 2010, up 1.8%.